Includes persons sentenced in U.S. district courts and admitted into the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Excludes persons sentenced to the BOP by the D.C. Superior Court, military prisoners transferred to BOP facilities to serve their sentence, U.S. citizen-prisoners transferred to the U.S. from another country to serve their sentence closer to home, and persons convicted of a state offense but serving time in a federal prison for their security needs. Percentages are based on non-missing records. Less than 1% of cases were missing data on type of offense (266, 0.5%) or citizenship status (47, 0.1%).
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U.S. number of prisoners FY 2018, by offence and citizenship status
In the 2017/18 fiscal year, more people were incarcerated in federal prisons in the United States for crimes related to drug trafficking than for any other crime. Drug trafficking was the most commonly committed crime for U.S. citizens, followed by weapons related crime and public order crimes. Immigration - illegal entry was the most commonly committed crime for non-U.S. citizens, followed by drug trafficking and property related crimes.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2021). Number of persons admitted to federal prisons in the United States in fiscal year 2017/18, by commitment offense and citizenship status, [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1306377/us-prisoners-by-offence-and-citizenship/
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Number of persons admitted to federal prisons in the United States in fiscal year 2017/18, by commitment offense and citizenship status, [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1306377/us-prisoners-by-offence-and-citizenship/
